The market had a choppy day of trade, swinging between strong gains and flattish moves on the indices. They have finally managed to end it on a flat note with a negative bias.

The Sensex is down 21.43 points or 0.06% at 36218.19, while the Nifty is down 1.40 points or 0.01% at 10945.90. The market breadth was negative as 1034 shares advanced, against a decline of 1538 shares, while 160 shares were unchanged.

TCS, Bajaj Auto, and Bharti Infratel were the top gainers, while Coal India, Vedanta, and UPL lost the most.